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ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the Friend of China) S-Much has of late been written regarding the im
provements required for the town of Victoria, such as mon hcient drainage, better made roads, e, all of which Vie nesuredly very much wanted; but there is yet another ad I think equally important improvemont desirable, but which does not seem to attract any attention in the excentive deparment. I allude to the almost total want of aneans of ghding at the town with the slightest degree of comfort or convenience for there is not on the whole line of frontage
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
ase of the fruits of the season, especially when not fully ripe, ap immediate attention to the first symptoms of induspoar
son (an disenso strongthaus with its grow), and daily exercise on foor or horseback.
Exposing the heated body, particularly when in a state of exhaustion, to a current of air, or drinking much cold water at such a thee is highly dangerous and last of all, but not lost, there should be a freedom from undue anxiety, and restlessness, or in other words an equanitaity of mind. Buch are a few piaoucal hints obtained from actunt observation and experience, and the writer cheriabes the hope, if they are received in the spirit they are given, that Hongkong will prove, to hay the least, not more unhealthy than any
Victoria, ane 10th, 1844.
MEDICUS.
a wharf or landing place properly available for the publie other settlement in the Easi-Your's respectfully, #ul were it not for the pileness of individuals periniting ny to make use of theu private accommodation in that way, we should ha very ill oft. It however cannot be expected | that they will continue much longer to allow a thoroughfare through their premises, and when they do close them against the public, said publie will then have the alternative when landing of jumping up to their knees in mud, or of breaking their shing, if not that notka, among the ragged rocks ning the greater part of the beach,
But it is not the mere inconvenience to which the want of proper landing plores pity us, but a considerable addinond expense in eurailed on those engaged in bujking operationa, for the materials are often obliged to ho tough by thỏ coobs by vary circuitous routes, sealing that they cRU101 carry burdens over pisces where they can hardly maintain A looting at all.
Our Lady the Queen, or those representing har, make u par preny dearly for our " bits of land,“ sud i think that pu emon justice they ought to afford us the means of golling ut them without endangering vai liçes, al tana
I believe, thôn, Sir, that you camet do better than advo cate, with your very able means, the necessity of some ris tension on the part of government to the want of public landing accommodation at Victorian, Su, your be diout servanÍ,
Victoria, 17th June, 1544.
NOTICE
The Frient of China is regularly led in London, by Mr. P. L. Simmonds, Agent for the Colonial British and Foreign Newspaper and ad veitising agency ofice 18 Cornhill (opparis the Royal Exchange), who reill receive any comme
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uncil, and Legal Adviser; Captain Ormsly, At the door of one house there was much of the 18th, A. D. C., and Mr. Gordon, the blood, and a broken spear, but the inmates had Colonial Surveyor-General, who proceeds to tled. Next evening the police surrounded the England on sick certificate. With the excep-house and captured seven men, who, there is tion of Captain Ormsly, it is not probable that little doubt were concerned in the daring at- The ladrones in this affair showed a greater any of the party will ever agam visit China. telapt. We have had occasion frequently to oppose the measures, and expose their weaknesses; degree of passive courage than in any of the we would now, in all sincerity, wish them a previous robberies wo are aware ofl. Before pleasant voyage to their native land; and, if they were dispersed no fewer than twenty they still seek after public employment, ap-rounds were fired, and but for the prudence of colonies, where the ma, keeping their position upon the narrow path pointments in other c bitants may think more highly of their merits before mentioned, the police would have been cut off to a man. They came prepared with than our follow-colonists have done.
scaling ladders, pick axes, &c, quite prepared Mr. Thomas Scales, the Deputy Postmaster, for a determined attack. Their spears were of Parties sending advertisements, are requested to
write on the face of them, how often, or how hus, in a small way, made himself quite a con- sufficient length to reach the windows of the long they wish them inserted. In all instances, spicuous character, during the few months he | Godown, and prevent the watclmen inside sories of illegal from firing upon them. The robbers are evident- New has been in China, By_a___ will pay in advance. non-subscribers,
will be received, until 4 O'Clock, exactions, insolence, and inattention to thely in ignorance of the strength of the Treasury advertisements; on the evenings previous to publication, 12, duties of his humble, but important situation, which all valuables are kopt; even if they Tirsdays and Fridays,
he has thoroughly disgusted all classes of the com- were freely admitted, and allowed to do so unity. We are aware of so many of the man's unopposed, they would not be able to cat centricities, that we word almost prepared through the thick granite walls for hours, when, for anything, but we certainly were a little under any circumstances, assistance would be surprised, and not a little amused, to hear that procured from the Root or military he had refused to receive His Excellency's Much has been done to clear the island of despatches for England ox Driver. This was the lawless hordes who infest it, but much the climax of all Mr. Scales absurdities, hemore is required. The police establishment, had already in every possible way disobliged though too small in number for the arduous the mercantile community, whose letters are duties they have to perform, are vigilant Atay 10 not of less importance than those from Govern and zealous in protecting person and pro- ent House, and they had no redress; clated|perty but until the land is cleared of May 19 with his own achievements he must break a many thousand of its lawless mhabitants, it is impossible entirely to suppress those daring lance with the representative of royalty, On the 19th, a box contaming despatches for attempts, so many of which are recorded Her Majesty's Government was sent by the in our columns. The number of labourers is Scales, with orders to got a receipt for it. The the colony, or many of thom prefer idienass altogether disproportioned to the demands of Postmaster pointedly refused to receive the to work, as they are to be seen loitering about anticipate s Excel. box at all, and upon the
him. The box lency will rigidly carry out the registration went back to Government House, un doubt, to plan introduced by his predecessor, and porinit the great astonishimum of His Excellency, no Chinaman to remam upon the island who who very
allowed to pass unpunished. A of Sir Henry Pottinger's schemes were ron- a very properly thought this dagrant insult cannot give security for good behaviour. Alany was sent to the Post othee, dered abortive, from his not having assistants sergeam's guard with orders to present the box at the window, to carry them into active operation now, with and should they refuse to take it in, to break a more complete colonial establishment, we It is rumoured in town that the Anonyma open the doors, place the box in the ollice, Mully expect very great improvements in all
branches of the public service,
nications, orders and advertisements,
VIATOR.
ENDLAND
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P.S.-There is, I am aware, an apology for a landng UNITED STATES place, somewhere out of the way of general adlity, near the ↑ CaïGUTTA new barracks, but which is, lear it should be too usclul, care: fully unbucail by lock and key every evening at gunfire,
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(To the Editor of the Friend of China:)
Prax 51,--The Government of Hongkong is profemedh
April, 10 alay
a Currian government, and it really seuns disgracefully THE FRIEND OF CHINA, norabie Colonial Secretary to Mr. Thomas
inconsistent to gee government offices open, and grein. ment work officially carried on during the Sabbath 1 Were gawerunient to cause at once all official basis and work to conse on the Sabbath, we believe the example would do great good. Lot it be honorably mentioned. bowere, that some of the governinum ons ARE Bor lously closed on the Sabbath. Not long sner, one wif the i
grincipai Sabbath breaking offlerain of the colony, sant cu a suras, at af his sterks, for pastain documents, he knew it was Sutrday--the clerk said he did, and him
aner party in The latter asked the der
pot, her alala any document by dehveiod from buy attice en
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 2316 1544.
Major General D'Aguilar and Lady have gone to Macao in the Driver. We regret to hear that Mrs. D'Aguilar has been indisposed and visits Macao with a view to recover her
matter, threatened to be's prossing then all directions. W
Couvay him Bergeant was
self proferred to make it a day of test, but Air, worked health. hunsel, and required the same of his subretinales en Bian day, and he the vlerk. ) could not help himself. There a The genikauna aprified lo," be good enough to reburn and to it, but if he is to Cheras, 1 profess has been in the coast for several feat ang make a capture of the Deputy, and in the event be one, l'his offiou s kept open on the Sabbath, mino is the April mail on board The Celestart is sand of his refusal to sign a recujpi, 15%
who such a stand sa thes, Auw beduincy would be the pain, who, from the Driver satiing so appropriately told the box could not be received, and, no the day." If the head of every ethics in this colony would to have been sent out for the owner's letters up to Government House. Th
he, and how haralde would be the consistency will thus be enabled to answer their correspond doubt, delighted with his commission, the Yutitu Xi
ents a month earlier than any other house in gallant sergeant stormed and carried the Post Chma, and make favorable operations in this, office, capturing the Postmaster himself. Poor the Bombay, and London Markets. We are Seales discovered when the Irish sergeant's
KNOX.
(To Friend China)
- The Editor of the Front of now fairly set in, the recommendation of a low plan and cansusense rules, desirable and necessary to be obserred for the maintance of health, from one who has has experience of this climate and is effets upon the consti- tation, may not be unaeseptalde or unsalted to your pages
such a time.
The silmas of last year terminated with the hot
told that easels belonging to this firm on their
arrival do not come direct into port. They signalize with the Bungalow on the hill, and receive mructions for their future movements. in the present instance they have made a beautiful hit, though we doubt whether this procedure is exactly in accordance with British maritime laws. One thing is certam, that were the harbour regulations duly enforced, the Celestial could not have gone out for the mat without giving twenty four hours intimation We give this merely as an on dit as merchants, were we in a similar position, we might do the ****e same, His Excellency, the Governor, however,
may be of a different opinion on this subject,
weather, and from that perited to neatly the present, there has been litle and sickness in the colony Since the first of this mouth, owing to the very damp and changeable said of the atmosphere, several persons have been suffer retain, there has been but w cases of severe cline ente dares, and lose occurring among the troops, whom it must be acknowledged afford neither a favorable or jest westorian to judge of the most of comic disease in this
eg om anserite fever or diarhia, but so far as I can
or any other colony of the British chuwend
The naval force continge very healthy, averaging only to 5 per cent, on the sick list. And on the aesih, of inquity, the mercante community and governnew oli cals are also enjoying a good amount of bealth The Chinese populati in bave been peculiarly exempt from dis ease and deaths for some months past; and it is best davqully wished that there will be no recurrence of the
Eutat simmer of lam year.
several lives were sterifices, and much disease procured
Many persons have lowly arrived in Hongkong who have never previously resided in a tropical climate, and for their saention especially, pormit me to suggest the following re marks, ang p
First, Toroid the rays of the, sin For about fon months in the year it is both extremely unsafe and impraden
hand was on his thorax, tud). Sign the scrupt,
or come along to Government House, you blackguard thundered in his ear, that he was a very small man indeed-like the yelping cur, he had at length roused the hoo, and when the noble animal's paw was laid upon him, and other demonstrations of soveipiga contemps exhibited, the feeble creature with trembling acknow ledged his insignificance. The receipt was signed, and the honest sergeant and guard evenated the citadel, leaving its commander to his own sweet thoughts, on the humiliating and disgraceful position in which he had been placed by his superlative folly and insolence.
Our Canton correspondent writes of date the 17th. There is a continued manifestation of the ill fecting entertained towards foreigners by the Chinese, which have resulted in one or two riots, which although not of a very serious nature, tend with other circumstances to make
Canton a disagreeable nue dangerous place
Numbers of kile vagabonds keep residence prowling round the factories, bent upon ame chief; and the sight of a lady walking in the Company's garden is quite enough to cause An excitement, the mob getting upon the walle and staring in the most annoying manner.
On Saturday evoung some Englishmen were amusing themselves in the gardens, when the rabble got inside the gates, the keeper be ing unable to keep them out, one of the gen. themen going to the keeper's assistance gavo a few of them a poke with his stick. No suoner was this done than the whole party inside were assailed with showers of bricks, from which they were compellot to take flight in a boat and sock refuge at the consulato,
On n Monday there was a second riot at the American gardens. The mob collected there, and on being driven out of the garden, they and mud, which were resorted to bricks thrown at all who coure in
their
The Way sume evening a crowd gathered at the Hog. labe and China-street gate prepared for a riot, a few American gentlemen arrived with rifles and pistols and endeavoured to disperse them, but before they could do so, it was necessary to use their arms, when one man was shot and several wounded. Since then all has been quiet.
Wo anticipate that His Excellency will, an virtue of the power lie holds, and in compliance The Imperial Commissioner, Keying with the wishes of the inhabitants, suspend had an interview with His Excellency Mr. Mr. Scales from duty, pending the decision Cushing, the
American
Plenipotentiary, at of the Postmaster-General. He has un Macao, on Tuesday. The meeting wo bellove questionably the power to do so, and we are It is to state, for the waming of the living, that was more one for an exchange of civilities convinced that were a petition got up, begging between the representatives of two great bith to make use of his prerogative, it would in the past suminer, from the mere want of care. Self:
The details receive the signature of nearly every European preservation is the first law of nature, and if men are so powers than of a business nature. Pekloss as to expose themselves to causes of disease, of Mr. Cushing's diplomatic negotiations were in the Colony. which an ordinary amount of caution might have pro most probably not mtroduced at the first intro- served them hom, they must take the consequences, the
duction, but will form the subject of future We noticed in our last issue, that another, fault is their own.
interviews. His Excellency's suite, with Com attack had been made on the premises of modore Parker, and a large number of officers Mesars. Jamieson How, & Co. When discov. belonging to the American squadron, were ered, the robbers had got some tiles off the presented to Keying, who deported himself roof, and had thrown combustibles into the with that perfect urbanity and dignity which premises, which falling on the top of the trea- Our correspondent, an old resident of China, 10.powe our persons to the sunshine, from six in the morn. ing to six in the evening, without protection afforded by a Aro so marked in this distinguished Chinese sury, did no harm, One of the police stationed expresses his conviction that ere long there covered carriage, a thick awning of a imas, or a double led Stateman. We anticipate that the arrange at Mr. Edger's Bungalow, incautiously ventur will be a general outbreak, when neither life Umbrella. And these who are obliged to be in the open mentt entered into between the United States ed down, only armed with a stick, the ruffians mor property will be sub from the miscreants air during those hours, yuril their lives miles they use such precautions. And yet thoughtless people so to be with and China will be satisfactory to both powers, fall on him with spears.
pears, swords, and bamboos, who intest this part of China. This is a de- no potrella, a black hat and cloth cost, walking at midday, and that the friendship which has so long sub- mutilating him fearfully, though there is a plorable state of affairs, and it is when the thermometer is curly at blood heat! To it misted between their respective countries will chance of the poor follow recovering from no say where it will all end. Evantonly wo are vor of surprise that such persons should suffer? The more be consolidated by the personal acquaintance fewer than fifteen stabs and outs. When the persuaded the foreign trade will be driven nci of walking, iu a person of a plethoric distheels, in ibe bn weather, even when protected from the sun's rays, dis of their representatives. America will ask for alarmi was given, Mr. Edger and another gen away from the port, and Canton bu deserted pice in fever or appoplexy, and how much more in those no greater concessions than have been made toman, with the eight police at the station, arm by those foreigners, whose comores has been to other nations and China cannot refued her ed and went down to the scene, first throwing the means of raising it to ennnonces adhes up a blue light as a signal to the ships of war frequent riots are different from those of ins in the harbour. Ten men were too few to: mor years. Then there was n ways an ́ng n venture among upwards of a hundred the sible cause, an accidental homiliae quai party halted on the narrow path which leads with drunken sailors, or porn from the road to the Bungalow, taking up which shocked their nationa position which they could have held against dicos. Now their settled considerable odds. The night was vory dark, or appears to be the on Iu consequence of some misunderstanding being impossible to take a cuproot num, and ebullitions, which gives so between His Excellency and Rear-Admiral from the muskets being fired from a height, the strangers resident in Sir Thomas Cochrane, the Driver did not sai mere chance shots could not be effective. To ricans, it has been belt until late on Thursday evening. It appears ladrones stood the fire poolly, approaching so favor among the Chiness that Sir Thomas Cochrane led granted a close as almost to cross the policemen's bayo foreignars, now there a passage in the gun room to a Spanish officer math with them spears. Dout from Her Mamado, nil ure insulted alik
Thed, The Abeorvente of temperate habite, both in wallij..
from Manila, bearer of despatches to the Court Jesty's thips Agianount. Waherme, and Felment Considering the h and drinking, in a prant of gratiajam in preserving of Madrid Mir Henry Pottinger was hot were promptly canned and Commtched to the face in Canton ther Witho husith, partenerly in a climate where the body is unduly aware of the orcumstance until after his resistäfice of the
Upon houring the | from Whi Tested and alination in a mariner bet samtal embarkation, when he mxisted upon the Round of the
who use no precaution, úr even care. --
** Seconil, I'd avoid the influence of mainria Thù, like hent, ta an anvisible, myatorious agent, bul very deleteñvir të the human constitution, – We cannot explain is modus eperand, and how much less do we koów die lawa which
angulata los productos ditsion, and induce you earth's surface, at corinin sens and place, at when it cone ili doutes with our bodies, the wearer with
gre fully nexured chat such à poison is oliminated, from the
Jover, dyantery, and other disorders, which destroy myrinda el poopla évety your, seporially in the techo. therefore
oxnently recriminant sleeping on need lost, of this not practicable, on a floor well falsad on lumber over the ground previously well chinamed Beeping in the ur oyen verandalw, is dangerous: several have miel that death in this way. uncultiva ed apoia, as ravings and rollers, are anquevitably
And the vicinity of damp plc
frundil poured of mixta, with ironie not be appronchod lie in the avoning
temporale cone1 and 36500, 10 remedy this tigposition to plethven, and over akejlement of Un byblom, our Jaish for
dess
His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger em barked on board Her Majesty's Stean ship Diner, at snidnight, on Tuesday On Wednes day morning the usual salutes were fired by the artery
Admiral's turning the Spa
food is diminished to proportion is no neeil of it indea of the ship, to which th
If we be helyen we our guide, and diny present a fuir consort, altor two days unsa
aimel ther. – Fre| Lil Jacin
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